Gas-producer



S. B. SHELON.

GAS PRODUCER.

APPLxcATmN FiLED s`PT.6, 191s.

Patented Aug. 24, 1920.

'Z SHEETS-SHEET 2.

www /K M3 m y dii??? star-Es ATENT OFFICE.

siii/ions e. s'HnLDoN, or DULUTH.' MINNESOTA.

GAS-PRODUCER.

t sancita.

Specification of'Letteis Patent. Patented Au v 2 1-, 1920.

Appiicatidn med september c. 191s. serial No. 252,862.

.To d?? zii/tom. it Amuy concer/L:

Be it known that I, SMUELVBLQSHELDON, a citizen of vthe llnitedtategresidingat Duluth, in the 'county Louis and State y ducenthe operatingpartsfof which are-ar-l ranged in a manner to facilitate repairof MTKVvof lllinnesota, have invented certain new and vuseful Improvementsin.Gas-Producers, of which the following is a specification. rlhisinvention relates` to gas producers.

"Une of the objects of this invention is to relieve the 'gas producertop of 'strains incidentie-.heavy loads placed thereon.

Another object is vto provide `a gas '.pro-

such parts. p

another object is to provide a simple and eilicient top` constructionfor gas producers adapted to meet the various requirements forsuccessful 'commercial"operation .These and other objects areaccomplished by means of the mechanism shown by the accoinpai-iyingsheets of 'drawings, lin whi`ch-- liigure 1 is afplan view-of agasproducer embodying my invention,` and dependently thereof.

rthe' stationary track 13 forming a part of the body portion10,-.hasfor`med integrally .therewith an annular channel portion lll, inwhich alvertical liange of thetop llrotates; there being water inthechannel 'portion above the lower extremity of the vertical Ydange 15,forming a seal tgainst-v Y 1 me r n l cuisine of the producer. occuredto the pro- V.age Vof gas from the .inside to the ducer top 11 andextending through open-- ings lo therein are seal members 17 whichextend downwardly into the gas producer, said members having flanges/18which surround vertical anges'll) on the producer top to form sealsagainst the escape of vprou ilucer gas, it being understood that asupnism.

have provided a gas ply offw-ater is maintained-'on ktop ofthe gasproducer top 11. Extending through `theliollow vertical leg 2()v oftlieseals'17 are the Shanks 21 of the'poker's`22, which are operativelyconnected to a walking beam 23 mounted upon a .shaft 2-Il, which isactuated through an operating .member 2.1), which mayl receive movementfrom any suitable source. 'T he shaft 2l is mounted in bearing members26, carried by cross beams 27, which are connected to -and supported bymain beams 28 forming themain part `of the superstructure for supportingthe operating mecha,-A The walking beam is connected toA the Shanks 21of the pokers,rpreferably in a manner as shown in my copendingapplication, Serial No. 239,361, tiled June 11, 1918,'by means. of whichthe poliers are positively Araised, -but permitted to'lower4 intothefuel bed in accordance with their own weight for maintaining the fuelbed in a uniformlyl porous condition.v It will be noted that the pokersare located atdiifer- I ont distances from the center of the 'gas pro--duce'r, wlierebyupon avcomplete rotation of the gas producer top andsuperstructure all of the fuel .will be treated.l The supportingsuperstructure 12 is provided at its four corners with :dependingmembers having bearings26 for the reception of shafts, at

. Vthe outer ends of which are mounted carryingwlieels 27 which roll onthe track 13.

The motor` 28 lfor actuating the polrers and rotating the'superstructure12 and the top 11 is mounted upon .the superstructure, and is providedwith a shaft 29, one end of which is'provided with apinion 30 meshingwith va relatively large gear 31-mounted 33. Extending from-the gear boxis anoperat-ing connection to the member for actuating the walking beam23. .and also extending from said gear box 33 isa shaft 34 carrying atone end a pulley or-gear 35, around which passes a flexible connection36, which also passes around a relatively large pulley or gear 37mounted upon one end of a shaft4 38,'which is' mounted inbearings39vcarriedv. by the producer top 11. At'.

the outer end of the shaft is va propelling wheel 40 `which alsoridesupon the trackv13'.- The top 11 also has other carrying Wheels 42.Through this driving conneetionvthe top and the superstructure arerotated on theV stationaryv .body portion 10, it being" 4upon -a shaft32extending into a gear box iio 20 scope of the understood thatthesuperstructure 12 and the top 11 lare rigidly connected by any suitableframe connection 4l.

By means of this arrangement the producer topvll, which of necessity isa casting-of relatively large diameter, '1s relieved of strains incidentto the load of the mechanism which must be mounted there'over.

A Furthermore, byf means of this arrangement,

it is a relatively simple matter to repair the mechanism, orto replacethe top if such becomes xnecessary. It desired, the wheels supportingthe producer top 11, and those supporting the superstructure, mayoperate on different tracks. h

` There also may be various other modifications of the invention hereinparticularly shown and described, and it my intention to cover all suchmodifications which do not involve a departure from the spirit andfollowing claim.

What I claim is In a gas producer, the combination of a.

main body portion having a track thereon, a rotary top forithe producer,a rotatably mounted superstructure mounted .over said top and supportedindependently thereof, producer operating mechanism mounted on saidsuperstructure, and propelling means mounted onfsaid superstructure fordriving said operating mechanism and for rotating said top andsuperstructure, the rotary top and superstructure being supporteddirectly on said main .body portion, and. movably mounted on said track.

Signed at Duluth, Minnesota, this 19th day of August, 1918.'

SAMUEL B. SHELDON.

Witnesses:

H. H. LUMLEY, J. A. LUNDBERG.

